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  Two Easy Rules-of-Thumb For Calculating a 3-Degree Glide Slope

  Have you ever found yourself chasing the glideslope on an ILS approach? How about the VASI or PAPI on a VFR final approach?

  • • Article
  • Boldmethod
  • 11/07/2026
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  7 Ways To Find An Airport Hidden By Nighttime Darkness

  Have you ever had trouble finding an airport at night, especially in an urban environment? Here are some strategies you can use on your next flight to safely find the runway.

  • • List
  • Boldmethod
  • 11/07/2026
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  Crosswind Landing Tips: Control Inputs

  Rudder, then aileron, or both at the same time?

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 11/07/2026
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  Pass Your Instrument Checkride With Boldmethod's Instrument Course

  • • Article
  • Boldmethod
  • 07/10/2025

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  Quiz: 6 Questions To See How Much You Know About Airport Lights

  Ready? Let's get this started...

  • • Quiz
  • Corey Komarec
  • 11/06/2026
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  Runway Stripes And Markings, Explained.

  How can runway markings help your everyday flying? Here are some great facts to know about the runways you land on.

  • • Article
  • Boldmethod
  • 11/05/2026
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  Lost Comm Under VFR? Here Are 6 Things You Can Do About It.

  You always see regulations and tips for lost comm under IFR...but what about losing comm on a VFR flight?

  • • List
  • Boldmethod
  • 11/05/2026
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  MEA vs. MOCA

  Here's the difference...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 11/05/2026
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  Video Quiz: Approach Chart Symbols

  In partnership with Garmin

  What's this symbol?

  • Boldmethod
  • 11/04/2026

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  Supercharge Your Flight Training With The All-New Boldmethod App

  Welcome to next-level flight training.

  • • Article
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/30/2023
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  The Hardest IFR Quiz You'll Take This Week

  Good luck!

  • • Quiz
  • Boldmethod
  • 11/04/2026
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  Tips To Avoid Wake Turbulence During Takeoff and Landing

  When's the last time you heard "caution - wake turbulence" from an air traffic controller? Did you think about what it really meant to you?

  • • Article
  • Colin Cutler
  • 11/03/2026
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  5 Of The Most Unique Approaches in the United States

  Instrument flying is mostly predictable and routine, but these 5 instrument approaches are anything but that.

  • • List
  • Boldmethod
  • 11/03/2026
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  Quiz: Are These VFR Scenarios Right, or Wrong?

  Are these 6 scenarios right, or wrong?

  • • Quiz
  • Corey Komarec
  • 11/02/2026
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  REIL vs. RAIL. What's the Difference?

  Here's the difference between a REIL and a RAIL...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 11/01/2026